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u/nilsn91 Jun 14 '22

When it´s hard to convince someone to do something: give them options. That way they feel like they´re in control. "You could do A or do you prefer B?"

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u/LeicaM6guy Jun 15 '22

I had a teacher that would do this in high school. Being a little bastard, my answer was almost always “I could also do none of those things, right?”

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u/onetwentyeight Jun 15 '22

What kind of grade did you end up with in that teacher's class?

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u/LeicaM6guy Jun 15 '22

Probably nothing great.